ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A microscopic insect is threatening New York’s red pines. Red pine scale feeds on the tree’s nutrients, forming white tufts at needle bases and branch tips. Experts are urging ...

LAKE GEORGE — Invasive experts are asking the public to be on the lookout for a new invasive pest found last year in the Lake George region. Red pine scale, an insect native to Japan, was found on ...

Signs identifying the Yale Toumey Forest line at Sawyers Crossing and Ash Hill Road, as seen April 7 in Swanzey. Credit: Hannah Schroeder / Keene Sentinel Stewards of the Yale Toumey Forest plan to ...

SLINGERLANDS, N.Y. (NEWS10) — During New York’s 11th annual Invasive Species Awareness Week, arborists and specialists are advising residents of the dozens of invasive species that exist right in the ...

Red pine trees have been a visible presence in Bear Brook State Park since the 1930s, but with a devastating and resilient invasive insect sweeping through the park's population and threatening to ...

Alias: Pine needle scale. Oftentimes, newly cut Christmas trees will have a frosted look to them, but if that frost doesn’t melt when brought inside, it may be pine needle scale. The eggs winter with ...

Scientists warn that climate change will destroy 80 percent of whitebark pine habitat in western mountains within 25 years.

A silent threat is spreading through New York’s forests—and it's putting a key tree species at risk. Red pine scale is a tiny insect causing big damage, and state experts are turning to the public for ...